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Eldfell 1973 eruption

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The 1973 eruption of Eldfell threatened to destroy the town of Heimaey but the town sprayed water on the lava cooling it and preventing the lava from destroying buildings and closing the harbor.  

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Eldfell

Eldfell is a composite volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. It formed in a volcanic eruption which began without warning just outside the town of Heimaey on 23 January 1973. Its name means Mountain of Fire in Icelandic.

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